Average Joe BBQ Team

Contests & events calendar

The BBQ contests across Europe and the events worth marking, hand-picked by us — with a link to every contest to sign up or learn more.

Different from the calendar on the Home page (there you'll find where we compete): here, the wider picture of the scene. Filter by circuit.

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10 Jan2026
Orange Butcher Meppel, Netherlands Double Steak
SCA
28 Feb – 1 Mar2026
Vienna Pet Fair BBQ Contest Vienna, Austria One Meat Ribs + Master Series Contest website →
KCBS
28 Feb2026
World Championship Practice Steak Cookoff Ede, Netherlands Double Steak
SCA
7–8 Mar2026
W.E.S.T. — Winter Extreme South Tyrol Selva di Molini (BZ), Italy Double One Meat (Sat) + Master Series (Sun) Contest website →
KCBS
21 Mar2026
Rocker's and Smoker's Livorno Ferraris (VC), Italy Double One Meat · Chicken & Ribs Event page →
KCBS
11–12 Apr2026
BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Parma, Italy Master Series Contest website →
KCBS
18 Apr2026
BanBQ Tavaszi Marhaskodás Lakitelek-Tőserdő, Hungary Double Steak
SCA
25–26 Apr2026
Spitsbroek on Fire IV Eede, Netherlands Master Series
KCBS
25 Apr2026
Thüringer Grill Battle Bad Langensalza, Germany Double Steak
SCA
2 May2026
Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, Austria One Meat Ribs Contest website →
KCBS
2 May2026
Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, Austria Double Steak
SCA
3 May2026
Grill Contest Rivergaro Rivergaro (PC), Italy Double One Meat · Ribs & Chicken Contest website →
KCBS
9–10 May2026
Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest Târgu Mureș, Romania Master Series Contest website →
KCBS
9 May2026
Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest Târgu Mureș, Romania Double Steak
SCA
15–16 May2026
Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania Master Series Contest website →
KCBS
16 May2026
Twin Smoke Steak Cookoff Vilnius, Lithuania Double Steak
SCA
17 May2026
I. Nagymarosi BBQ Festival Nagymaros, Hungary Whole Hog
SCA
23–24 May2026
BBQ Knife Clash Romano di Lombardia (BG), Italy Double One Meat (Sat) + Master Series (Sun)
KCBS
23–24 May2026
Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend — 8th Edition Boom, Belgium Master Series Contest website →
KCBS
23 May2026
Meat Me BBQ Festival Zierikzee, Netherlands Double Steak
SCA
5–6 Jun2026
Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Radom, Poland Master Series
KCBS
18–21 Jun2026
BBQ Festival Forte Papa, Peschiera del Garda (VR), Italy American-style BBQ festival — four days of cooks, food, courses and live music. Home of The War of Barbeque. Event website →
Event
20 Jun2026
Van den Berk Rib Cook Off Outdoor Cup — Part 1 Someren, Netherlands
RCOA
20–21 Jun2026
The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda (VR), Italy Double One Meat (Sat) + Master Series (Sun) Event page →
KCBS
20 Jun2026
The Longest Day Steak Cookoff Lunteren, Netherlands Double Steak
SCA
4 Jul2026
The Italian Rib Cookoff Castelnovo del Friuli, Italy Double Ribs + Steak
RCOA
4 Jul2026
The Independence BBQ Party BBQ Lab — Via Vallassina 14, Arosio (CO), Italy Fourth of July party (250 years of US independence) — American BBQ, beer, live music. Rain date 5 July. Info & tickets →
Event
11 Jul2026
No Smoke, No Glory Zagreb, Croatia One Meat Brisket Contest website →
KCBS
11 Jul2026
Viking of the Grill Steak Cookoff Torsby, Sweden Steak
SCA
17–18 Jul2026
KCBS European Invitational Wilhering, Austria Master Series · invite only Contest website →
KCBS
18–19 Jul2026
Open Barbecue Championship Wilhering, Austria Master Series Contest website →
KCBS
18 Jul2026
Freestyle BBQ Valhalla — SCA Steak Viking Edition IJmuiden, Netherlands Double Steak
SCA
25 Jul2026
Waiting for W.E.S.T. Campo Tures (BZ), Italy Double One Meat Contest website →
KCBS
25 Jul2026
MedeuzSCA Medeuzza, Italy Double Steak
SCA
7–9 Aug2026
Wild West Fest on Fire Lake Zbilje (Medvode), Slovenia Slovenian country & BBQ festival — three days of music, fire and grills. Home of the Wild West Fest KCBS contest. Event website →
Event
8–9 Aug2026
Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 Medvode, Slovenia Double One Meat (Sat) + Master Series (Sun) Contest website →
KCBS
14–15 Aug2026
Cars & BBQ Festival 2026 Tallinn, Estonia Master Series Contest website →
KCBS
22 Aug2026
Mill's Country Rib Cookoff 2026 Tielt, Belgium
RCOA
22–23 Aug2026
Smoke in the North Borås, Sweden Master Series Contest website →
KCBS
29–30 Aug2026
Vuur en Vlees Deurne, Netherlands Master Series
KCBS
5 Sep2026
Van den Berk Rib Cook Off Outdoor Cup — Part 2 Someren, Netherlands
RCOA
5 Sep2026
BBQ & Speedway 2026 Steak Cookoff Krško, Slovenia Double Steak
SCA
12–13 Sep2026
Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, Netherlands Master Series Contest website →
KCBS
12 Sep2026
Vaartse Hoeve Rib Contest Dongen, Netherlands
RCOA
12 Sep2026
Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, Netherlands Double Steak
SCA
19–20 Sep2026
Smoke on the Waters — The Return! 2026 Devon, United Kingdom Master Series Contest website →
KCBS
19–20 Sep2026
Fo.G & Smoke 2026 Spilamberto (MO), Italy Master Series Event page →
KCBS
26 Sep2026
I Love Smoky Exhibition & BBQ Competition Szerencs, Hungary Double One Meat Contest website →
KCBS
3–4 Oct2026
M&M Grill Showdown Essen (Oldenburg), Germany Double Steak
SCA
24 Oct2026
Grilled Rib Contest 2026 Dordrecht, Netherlands
RCOA
28 Nov2026
RCOA Finale 2026 Amstelveen, Netherlands
RCOA
27–28 Feb2027
W.E.S.T. — Winter Extreme South Tyrol Selva di Molini (BZ), Italy Double One Meat (Sat) + Master Series (Sun) Contest website →
KCBS
3–6 Apr2027
BBQ Expo — Outdoor Cooking Fiere di Parma, Italy Outdoor cooking trade fair — exhibitors, show cooking and BBQ Academy. Event website →
Event
19–20 Jun2027
The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda (VR), Italy Double One Meat + Master Series Event page →
KCBS